They are Lying to Us and That's Okay

In nearly every Mythbuster's episode, Jamie and Adam will instruct viewers, "Do try this at home." They make this demand at the beginning of each episode and at what appear to be commercial breaks (I watch the show on DVD). 

And you know--you know!--that Jamie and Adam did EXACTLY those things at home when they were kids. 

They were the kid next door from Toy Story. They burned ants and melted toy parts and rebuilt stuff and blew stuff up. 

You can also guess that they don't really mean it. At one point, when testing the myth that if one picks up a food item quickly enough, it won't be laden with germs, Adam begins to say to Jamie, "I agree with you--" 

He then pulls himself up short and stops talking since what Jamie likely said, based on earlier episodes, was, "Kids need to build up immunity!" 

I don't hold the little warning messages against the two men, however. The reason? Sub-text!

What they are truly saying? 

"Don't do this at home where you will be caught or hurt or cause damage, so your parents end up suing us."